Spotify to introduce ‘snooze’ button for tracks

Spotify has unveiled a brand new characteristic that may enable customers to “snooze” sure songs they want a break from.

A press release from the music streaming large launched the choice to take away a tune out of your suggestions for 30 days if in case you have grown uninterested in listening to it however don’t want to remove it fully.

Spotify stated: “This feature means that you can briefly take away a observe out of your suggestions, so you possibly can hold issues recent whereas leaving the door open for a future reunion. We’re beginning to take a look at this for Premium customers and are planning to deliver it to extra listeners quickly”.

This new characteristic will probably be rolled out alongside an improved Queue menu, with controls like Shuffle, Good Shuffle, Repeat, and Sleep Timer. In addition they boast a extra intuitive Cover button, improved playlist administration instruments and extra intricate curation skills.

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The enhancements come after the streamer endured extremely publicised technical points in current months. In April, customers reacted with frustration as Spotify crashed, leaving widespread outage for folks the world over.

Greater than 40,000 customers logged complaints on Downdetector, which tracks issues with platforms, indicating they have been having points with the Spotify app and web site, based on Variety. In the meantime, followers of System Of A Down have been declaring “a world disaster” when the band’s widespread 2001 album ‘Toxicity’ briefly disappeared from the service.

In additional constructive information, the streamer lately claimed it had paid out $10bn (£7.7bn) in royalties in 2024, the most important payout to the music trade in a single 12 months.

The streaming service stated 1,500 artists earned over $1million (£755,295) in royalties, marking a 10-fold improve in its yearly payout determine from 2024, the place $1billion (£755.2million) was given general.

Earlier this month (Might 1), the corporate collaborated with Travis Scott to create a brand new shirt for Spanish group FC Barcelona, with the artist’s Cactus Jack label being featured as a sponsor for the group’s pivotal match in opposition to Actual Madrid.